For the Canadian wheelchair racer, see Alex Dupont (athlete).

Alex Jacques René Dupont (30 June 1954 – 1 August 2020) was a French professional football player and manager.

Playing career

Dupont played as a midfielder for Dunkerque and Hazebrouck.[2][3]

Managerial career

He managed Dunkerque, Charleville, Boulogne, Gueugnon, with whom he won the Coupe de la Ligue in 2000,[4] Sedan, Laval and Amiens.[5] He replaced Gérald Baticle as manager of Brest in 2009.[6][7]

On 26 April 2012, he was sacked as Brest manager after just five games before the end of the season, bringing in Corentin Martins as interim manager.[8]

On 22 June 2012, Dupont was named as head coach of Ligue 1 side Ajaccio.[9] He was sacked on 17 December 2012.[10]

He returned to manage Brest in 2013. At the end of the 2015–16 Ligue 2 season, the club did not renew his contract.[2]

Death

Dupont died from cardiac arrest on 1 August 2020.[11]

Honours

Manager

Gueugnon

Individual

Notes

  1. ^ Statistics unknown for the 1977–78 season.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Fichier des décès – année 2020" [Death file – year 2020] (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Football: le Dunkerquois Alex Dupont finit l'aventure brestoise et se projette vers une sélection africaine (1/2)". La Voix du Nord (in French). 14 April 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Alex Dupont". Archived from the original on 26 July 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
  4. ^ "FC Gueugnon – Paris Saint-Germain (2-0) – Saison 1999/2000 – Coupe de la Ligue BKT". LFP (in French). Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  5. ^ "France - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". Archived from the original on 30 April 2008. Retrieved 17 April 2008.
  6. ^ "Brest: Alex Dupont remplace Baticle - Ligue 2 - Football - Sport.fr". Archived from the original on 10 May 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
  7. ^ "Brest : Alex Dupont remplace Gérald Baticle comme entraîneur". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
  8. ^ Struggling Brest sack coach Dupont FIFA.com
  9. ^ Dupont appointed Ajaccio coach FIFA.com
  10. ^ Ajaccio sack Dupont FIFA.com
  11. ^ "Ancien entraîneur emblématique de Dunkerque, Alex Dupont est décédé". La Voix Du Nord (in French). 1 August 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
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